CHILD-INITIATED
Encourage the children to use the address book as part of their role play.
Resources
A small area designated as an office or post office, equipped with table/desk and chairs, writing equipment, junk mail (particularly envelopes and forms), old carbon sheets, typewriters, defunct keyboards, telephones, telephone books and yellow pages, old or empty address and telephone books (the flip-up kind are very popular with children and a great way of reinforcing the alphabet), postcards, stickers (for use as stamps) recycled envelopes (ask people to open envelopes carefully and save them for you), a cap, and satchel for 'deliveries'.
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